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- Marjorie Van Halteren
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- "Never Again War: The Sacrifice of Käthe Kollwitz"
- Summary: (The entire 1 hour (52:19) show is available starting on October 13, 2015) In commemoration of the centennial of World War I, Midsummer Sound Company and SueMedia Productions present the original audio drama, "Never Again War: The Sacrifice of Käthe Kollwitz" by Helen Engelhardt. Hosted by Marsha Mason, "Never Again War," takes us into the mind and life of the great German graphic artist and sculptor, Käthe Kollwitz, renowned for her body of work dedicated to depicting the lives of the working poor. After her youngest son, Peter, was killed in Belgium in October, 1914, during the opening weeks of World War I, she devoted the rest of her life to using her art in the service of her grief and opposition to war.
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A different angle on war for Veteran's Day
Marjorie Van Halteren
Posted on October 18, 2015 at 07:10 PM
A lovely, meditative production of a story from a point of view very rarely, if ever heard, on American radio. Artist Kathe Kollwitz' story as detailed in her diaries is indeed moving and dramatic and will interest listeners as something quite new to them. Beautiful words, music, sound and performances.